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Evangeline Abucay
Physiology Wks. 1-6
Question | Answer |
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Of the patheogenic organisms, which of the following are the most complex? | Tapeworms |
When two amino acids are joined, a peptide bond is formed and an H+ ion is released. | False |
A very large molecule composed of subunits of sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate bond is a | Nucleic acid |
The concept that information may flow ahead to another process to trigger a change in anticipation of an event that will follow is called | Feed-forward |
If oxygen is available, the pyruvate molecules formed by glycolysis are prepared to enter the next phase of aerobic cellular respiration, called the | Citric acid cycle |
When the chromosomes align themselves across the equator of the spindle fibers, it is a characteristic of which phase of mitosis | Metaphase |
A molecule or other agent that alters enzyme function by changing its shape is called a(n) | Allosteric effector |
Which cells of the skin are filled with a tough, fibrous protein and account for most of the epidermal cells of the skin? | Keratinocytes |
Which cells help destroy pathogens and damged tissue in the brain? | Microglia |
Appositional growth of cartilage occurs when chondrocytes begin to divide and secrete | Additional matrix |
The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the | Sacromere |
If a structural classification is used, joints are named according to the type of _____ tissue that joins the bones together. | Connective |
Any large molecule made up of many identical small molecules is called a(n) | Polymer |
A triglyceride is composed of a glycerol molecule and three of the same type of fatty acid. | False |